I am breastfeeding, so I still need to take a prenatal vitamin. I take Precare (and a separate DHA supplement), but the cost has gradually risen from about $18/month to $32/month for the Precare alone. I know this is not so much and still cheaper than formula, but I really would rather spend my money elsewhere. My mom is a nurse, and she insists that I need a prescription instead of the generic CVS brand vitamins I was taking early in my pregnancy. She says that this has to do with amounts of vitamins and their ability to be absorbed into the body--apparently prescription are better.
I have heard that there are generic prescription prenatal vitamins out there, but I do not know brands, costs, etc. Does anyone have any particular brand/brands that they would recommend?
Thank you!
Thanks everyone for the great advice. I ended up going with Ultra Natal Care, which only costs $10 for a month's supply.
Thanks again!
C.
i take and love the CVS brand for the past 3 years. i never got sick on them. I still take them even though i am not pregnant anymore. 100 for $8.99 or so.
I took (and still take) Meijer brand prental vitamins. They are about $6 for 100, but they frequently have a buy one get one free sale on their vitamins. My doc said they were fine and our daughter was two months ahead in her development at her last appointment. I'm sure that wasn't the vitamins, but they haven't hindered anything either:)
i took the generic prescription version of Natachew (that was the brand name). our copay was $9, the full price would have been $19.50 / month. they were the only thing that did not make me vomit.
I took the walgreens brand prenatal vitamins the whole time I was pregnant. I had a very healthy 8lb 12oz baby girl. I showed them to my doc and he said they were perfectly fine. they cost me 9.99 for I think a 3 month supply, and they never made me feel nauseous.
Hi C.
I am currently taking Ultra Natal Care (generic prescription), it costs $7 (from Target pharmacy). No complaints thus far!
I take equaline the label says it is comparative to Stuart Prenatal. I'm sorry I don't remember the cost. I believe I purchased them at Walgreen's.
During my first pregnancy, I took Sam's Club prenatals, and it had about 300-500 pills. Now I am starting to take OneSource from Walmart. My doctor never recommended a prescription prenatal, cause she said they all work the same.
When I pregnant with my son and nursing I took the prenatal vitamins that I bought at Walmart, I don't remember the name but it was only about $6 or less for 200+ vitamins. I take the same ones now that I'm pregnant again. When I asked my doctor, he recommended taking generic/store bought vitamins instead of spending all the money on prescription vitamins.
My doctor actually told me just to pick up a generic one from the drugstore. But, if you really want the brand name, Stuart has an over the counter prenatal. It costs a little more than the generics, but less than the prescription. You can usually find it at Walgreens - it's in a purple bottle. :-)
